Exam 12: Deviance, Ethics, and Professionalism

A police officer on your task force has been acting strange lately and an investigation found that he has been taking drugs from an evidence locker for his own personal use. What is this an example of?

Which of the following is a seriously deviant officer?

What is the following an example of: ʺHow would you feel about what you did if you were the one it was done to?ʺ

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Column 1: straight shooter Column 2: an honest police officer who will overlook some misconduct committed by peers

Officers rarely offer a false testimony for personal gain.

Officers who are nice and will overlook some misconduct are called straight shooters.

Being a good officer means to make many and to catch criminals.

The news just reported a local police department with quite a few examples of deviance by more than one officer and leader. What is this an example of?

It has been proven that when an individual gives a gift to an officer it will result in the individual believing the officer owes them a favor.

Which of the following characterizes a police officer who actively seeks out and plans opportunities to exploit his or her position for personal gain?

The most seriously deviant officers are called .

Which of the following was the first to create reports that led to greater police accountability for misconduct?

Which of the following categories would manhandling the suspect more than necessary for the situation fall under?

What was the purpose behind the Wickersham and Knapp Commissions? Describe two of the five types of police behaviors that were identified since the Knapp Commission.

Older officers that have been on duty for many years are more likely to engage in misconduct than a new recruit because they know ways around the law.

Behavior that is not socially acceptable is called corruption.

Describe the typologies of police deviance proposed by scholars.

What is a gratuity and why would it be considered a slippery slope?

, along with his colleagues, identified three elements of abuse of authority.

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Column 1: deviance Column 2: any behavior that is at odds with socially expected or accepted behavior